CVE-2026-40145

Anti-tamper bypass via support utility

Published Aug 17, 2026 · Updated Aug 17, 2026

Protection bypass in BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management for Windows before 26.1.2 allows local users to execute code outside anti-tamper controls. The flaw lies in the interaction between a support utility and the agent's tamper protection controls: the utility process is not always subjected to the intended protections, so a privileged local actor can influence that process and run code beyond the product's protected scope. Exploitation requires local access, an existing elevated process context, and additional endpoint-specific preconditions; published records do not show a path for unauthenticated or low-privilege attackers.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Protection bypass in BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management for Windows before 26.1.2 allows local users to execute code outside anti-tamper controls. The flaw lies in the interaction between a support utility and the agent's tamper protection controls: the utility process is not always subjected to the intended protections, so a privileged local actor can influence that process and run code beyond the product's protected scope. Exploitation requires local access, an existing elevated process context, and additional endpoint-specific preconditions; published records do not show a path for unauthenticated or low-privilege attackers.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-40145
Published
Aug 17, 2026
Updated
Aug 17, 2026
Vendor
BeyondTrust
Product
Endpoint Privilege Management for Windows
Classifications
CWE-1220, CAPEC-1, T1562.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 17, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <26.1.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

BeyondTrust · Endpoint Privilege Management for Windowsversion=0 <26.1.2

Published CVSS scores

7.1BeyondTrustCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1220Insufficient Granularity of Access Control
CAPEC-1Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
T1562.001Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools

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